The Gaelic movement has infused
that life and hope into the Irish people
to which they were strangers for the
last seven centuries; it has fired the
hearts of the people. Irishmen, do
you think that that fire should be gen¬
erously fed that it may burn, if possi¬
ble, more fiercely? If you do you
will support Gaelic literature !
Let all put their shoulders to the
wheel.
A new Gaelic society is under way
in New Haven, Conn., and the Hiber¬
nian announces the formation of anoth¬
er in Philadelphia. There will be two
in Phila. then.
A 75 foot steel prowed tugboat with
a 24-knot speed would sink the largest
battle ship afloat by ramming her in
her centre. So much for England's
pompous display of her war ships.
In less than two months after a de¬
claration of war between England and
the United States, 500,000 Irish Ame¬
rican solders would cross the Cana¬
dian Border. And, Oh! wouldn't they
gollup up Canada.
The sorriest piece of news we have
heard in a long time is that of the
Mayor of a great city, like New York,
hiring a cab and hurrying some dis¬
tance to marry a couple whose conduct
placed them beyond the pale of decent
self-respecting society, and which ser¬
vice the ministers of their own church
refused to perform.
The Brooklyn Anarchists, headed
by MacKelway and Low try to ignore
the will of the people in relation to
Consolidation. Republicans, beware !
The Gael wish a happy New Year
to all Irish men and women, and con¬
fusion to their enemies. Circulate the
Gael, friends,
LESSONS IN GAELIC.
THE GAELIC ALPHABET.
Irish.
Roman.
Sound
Irish
Roman.
Sound.
a
a
aw
m
m
emm
b
b
bay
n
n
enn
c
c
kay
o
o
oh
d
d
dhay
p
p
pay
e
e
ay
r
r
arr
f
f
eff
s
s
ess
g
g
gay
t
t
thay
i
i
ee
u
u
oo
l
l
ell
Bh and mh sound like w when followed
or preceded by a, o, u, as, a bhárd, his
bard, pronounced a wardh; a mhart,
his beef or ox, pronounced, a warth ;
and like v when preceded by e, i, as,
a bhean, his wife, pronounced, a van, a
mhian, his desire, pronounced, a vee-un
Dh and gh sound like y at the beginning
of a word; they are almost silent in
the middle and perfectly so at the end
of words. Ch sounds like ch; ph, like f,
sh and th like h ; and fh is silent.
Sound of the Vowels — long. —
á sounds like
a in war, as
bárr, top.
é " "
e " ere, “
céir, wax.
í " "
ee " eel, “
mín' fine
ó " "
o “ old, "
ór, gold.
ú " "
u " rule, "
úr, fresh.
Short. —
a " "
a in what,
as. gar, near.
e " "
e " bet,
" died,
í " "
i “ ill,
" oney
o " "
o " got,
" lot, wound
u " "
u " put,
" rud, thing
O’Faherty's Siamsa an Gheimhridh, re¬
viewed in the Gaodhal recently, is for
sale by Mr P. O’Brien, 46 Cuffe St.
Dublin The price in cloth is 2s: in
wapper, 1s 6d.
The Brooklyn Philo-Celtic Society meets every
Sunday evening in Atlantic Hall, corner of Court
and Atlantic streets, at 7 o'clock.
